Upper Darby cops: Man lured boy into home to inspect feet

UPPER DARBY — A township man who lured a school boy into his home to inspect his feet and body has been arrested, police said.

The 12-year-old victim spent almost an hour inside the defendant’s house before being allowed to leave, according to police.

P. “Pat” Simon Jamrozik, 63, of the first block of Lamport Road, was arraigned Tuesday for the incident that occurred at his home shortly after 3 p.m. Monday.

“Our concern is with this type of individual, who is a predator; they are very, very dangerous,” police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. “Right now, we are trying to find out if there are any other victims out there. We want them to contact Upper Darby detectives A.S.A.P. Predators like this are very, very dangerous in our society. I’m glad we were able to get him off the street. His activities were sickening and dangerous and predatory in nature.”

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According to Chitwood, the boy was walking home from school and Jamrozik, whom he knows as Pat, was sitting on his front steps.

“(Jamrozik) called him over and told him to go into the house,” Chitwood said. “The boy went inside and Jamrozik locked the door. Once inside, (Jamrozik) told him to remove his socks and shoes and lay on the couch. He sprayed his feet with athletic foot spray, rubbed the victim’s feet and tickled his feet while he was rubbing himself in the crotch.

“The boy was then told to lie on the dining room table and to lift his shirt. He started feeling the boy’s back, chest and stomach with his hand and used a stethoscope to listen to his heart. Jamrozik refused to give the boy back his shoes unless he promised to come back with his friends to examine their bodies and would pay $20 or $30 each time they came. The victim went home and told his father.”

Jamrozik was arraigned on charges of terroristic threats, luring a child, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful restraint.

He was jailed in lieu of posting 10 percent of $75,000 bail pending a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Christopher Mattox.

Anyone with additional information can call detectives at 610-734-7677.